Bluegrass Camps for Kids

Bluegrass Camps for Kids is a unique experience for your child to be exposed to bluegrass, old-time, and folk music. It is a well rounded camp, teaching everything from individual instruments (beginning through advanced), to dance, singing, jamming, songwriting, and performing. Children gain a love for traditional music that will last them their entire lifetime.

 

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Bluegrass Camps for Kids is a one of a kind experience for your child to be exposed to bluegrass, old-time, and folk music.  It is a well rounded camp, in that we teach everything from individual instruments (beginning through advanced), to dance, singing, jamming, songwriting, and performing. Children gain a love for traditional music that will last them their entire lifetime.

Bluegrass Camps for Kids is a 3 to 5 day camp, for children ages 6-16, organized by Kate Hamre, and taught by highly experienced teachers from the bluegrass and folk community. Bluegrass Camps for Kids has taught thousands of kids worldwide, including over 80 locations in the U.S., Canada, and Ireland. Ms. Hamre has B.S. in Elementary Education from University of Idaho, and has hired a dedicated staff of teachers that are well rehearsed in all aspects of teaching music.  We have a very well thought out curriculum, as well as tried and true instruction methods and classroom management skills, honed by years of teaching children, in the general classroom, private lessons, and music camps.  

Through an advanced registration form, children pick from a wide range of classes; all levels of guitar, bass, banjo, fiddle, songwriting, jamming, dance, and vocals are offered. Campers are also involved in a band class with their peers, daily jams, square dances, open mics, art projects, optional private lessons, and games, as well as an end of camp concert for their friends and family. Campers do not need to have any previous instruction, as Bluegrass Camps for Kids teaches beginners up to advanced levels. Bluegrass Camps for Kids is also supported by a camp songbook that includes many traditional bluegrass and folk songs, written music, chord sheets, recommendations for practicing and additional resources to encourage further study.
 

A Day at Camp
Typically, camp begins at 10am with registration. The camp opens each day with a fun group event for the entire camp: sing-a-longs, square dances, jams, or other activities. Children then divide into the classes chosen when they registered: an assortment of instruments and levels, anywhere from Beginning Bass, to Teen Vocals, to Advanced Fiddle. Campers get an opportunity to increase their knowledge about an instrument they already play, or start learning about a new one. Two other classes of their choice follow, with a lunch time, and then the campers are grouped into bands of 6-8 students per band. After these four classes, students get to pick from an assortment of afternoon activities like jamming, games, open mic, or art. The culmination of the camp is a Camp Concert, where each band performs for families and friends.
 
Typical Camp Schedule:
Friends and family members are welcome to come to the Morning Activities! Please come support our campers!
10:00am - Morning Activity (Morning registration starts on the first day. We recommend you come early with your parent or guardian.)
10:30am - Block 1
11:30am - Block 2
12:30pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Block 3
2:00pm - Band
3:00pm - Afternoon Activity
3:30pm - Done for the Day!
Fine arts camps of any sort can be intense for young ones.  While we highly encourage participation from the younger folk, we request that students from 6-7 be accompanied by a parent, but it is not necessary.  We also ask that the students have completed First Grade or equivalent prior to attending camp.
*Check with your local camp for the camp schedule. This is just typically what we do. The Camp and Promoter reserve the right to change the schedule.

 

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